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Filling Out a Thin Mix
Mixing is usually about crowd control. But sometimes you'll have a thin mix of maybe two or three instruments. How can you fill it out to make it sound good and full? Reverb? Sure, if your target audience is people in shopping malls and elevators. But if you want people to actually listen, read on .

Published by glazfolk (537 pts ) on Aug 26, 2008 to
Digital Audio Articles
Filling Out Vocals
A very common issue faced by the home recording enthusiast is the question of how to improve that sound of a rather thin and somewhat tentative vocal track. There's no one size fits all solution, but here is a good way to start.

Published by glazfolk (537 pts ) on Aug 25, 2008 to
Digital Audio Articles
Brightening a Dull Instrument
Have you ever ended up with a take of an instrument that just sounds anaemic, dull and lifeless? The more you try to improve it the worse it sounds. In circumstances like these, panning, along with a couple of other simple can play a major part in helping you to bring that instrument to life.

Published by glazfolk (537 pts ) on Aug 25, 2008 to
Digital Audio Articles

Width as a Dimension of Sound
Panning is the name given to the technique of spreading your instruments and vocals across the left-right spectrum between your speakers. Of course you already know that. But do you know how to use panning to its best effect?

Published by glazfolk (537 pts ) on Aug 25, 2008 to
Digital Audio Articles
Height as a Dimension of Sound
Most home recording enthusiasts are familiar with the concept of using width to spread out the different instruments in a mix. But did you also know that height is just as important in getting a good mix?

Published by glazfolk (537 pts ) on Aug 25, 2008 to
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The Sound Spectrum
Have you ever wondered why you can listen to one mix and hear every part and instrument clearly, but listen to another and struggle to figure out what's going on? Well, wonder no more ...

Published by glazfolk (537 pts ) on Aug 25, 2008 to
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Mixing Sense: What's It All About?
You'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) at how many home enthusiasts launch themselves body and soul into mixing their tracks, enthusiastically but with no real sense of direction. If that sounds familiar to you, let's start putting that right, right now.

Published by glazfolk (537 pts ) on Aug 25, 2008 to
Digital Audio Articles

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